It's no more a reach than saying Eastern was going to be a PG prior to last season. He showed he could do it.Well, that explains... a lot. I think playing some ogf those guys at the 2 position might be a reach.
In today's game, putting a PF type into the 3 position can result in a slow playing, slow reacting team. All I can say is good luck with that. The Purdue fan in me says "Please keep recruiting those PF types. AKA Mike Davis"..
Worst case scenario, those guys cant play the 2, and that means Green, Durham, RP, and a freshman guard have to lock down those two spots (I would have no problem with that either). Then guys like Moore (likely gone after this year), Forrester, and Andersen dont get much PT. Fine by me, because we still have elite players that would actually be playing. If anything were to happen to one of those players, then those 3 I mentioned are very capable of stepping in (maybe not Moore). No team is going to go 11, 12, or 13 deep. There will always be 3 or 4 scholarship players that wont play very much (unless a team chooses only to go with 10 scholarship players like Purdue is this year).
The guys that I mentioned could play the 2 are not PF types. They are SF. I'm extremely confident Brooks could play the 2. Andersen isn't a great dribbler, so he would have to be paired with a PG with great ball handling skills (green or RP). Hunter is I believe the stretch to succeed at the 2, but archie insists he will try. Either way, the lineup below is lethal on paper.
Green/RP
Brooks/Durham
Hunter/Andersen
Smith/Thompson
TJD/Davis
Not included:
Freshman guard
Moore
Forrester